WHINNY (whinnied)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: whinnied   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does whinny mean? 

• WHINNY (noun)
  The noun WHINNY has 1 sense:

1. the characteristic sounds made by a horse

  Familiarity information: WHINNY used as a noun is very rare.

• WHINNY (verb)
  The verb WHINNY has 1 sense:

1. make a characteristic sound, of a horse

  Familiarity information: WHINNY used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHINNY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The characteristic sounds made by a horse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

neigh; nicker; whicker; whinny

Hypernyms ("whinny" is a kind of...):

cry (the characteristic utterance of an animal)

Derivation:

whinny (make a characteristic sound, of a horse)

• WHINNY (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they whinny    ... he / she / it whinnies   
Past simple: whinnied   
Past participle: whinnied   
-ing form: whinnying   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a characteristic sound, of a horse

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

neigh; nicker; whicker; whinny

Hypernyms (to "whinny" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

whinny (the characteristic sounds made by a horse)

 Context examples 

All was in dead, grim silence only that the horses whinnied and cowered, as if in terror of the worst.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

When they did feel my hands on them, they whinnied low as in joy, and licked at my hands and were quiet for a time.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)